Staff Training

What are the advantages of training your staff and keeping them up to date?

1. Your life will be made more accessible.?This is a bit selfish, but it is true. If your staff are well trained, you or your managers can leave them to do what they are being paid to do without worrying that they may not be doing it right or wasting valuable time and resources on having to supervise undertrained employees.

2. Your firm will be more efficient.?Properly-trained staff make fewer mistakes, costing you less money putting them right. They will perform better and, therefore, more efficiently, and you should notice an increase in overall productivity.

3. There will be fewer accidents.?Proper training schedules, particularly in industries susceptible to work-related accidents, will decrease incidents. Your staff will be safer knowing what they are doing and how to act when things go wrong.

4. Your company will enhance its reputation.?Well-trained staff perform better at all levels, meaning that outsiders will form a better opinion of your firm.

5. Your employee turnover will reduce.?Properly-trained employees are happier in their work, making them more confident and their job easier. Staff are more likely to work for you if they get the proper training.

6. You will not have to retrain staff.?Specific jobs require regular assessment to ensure staff have the correct certifications or credentials. Allowing these to lapse and therefore having to retrain from scratch can be time-consuming and costly; therefore, it is far better to maintain a regular training schedule.

7. You can keep up-to-date with new technology.?As technology is constantly changing, it pays to keep your staff trained in all the latest innovations so that they, and your business, are not disadvantaged.

8. Your company image will improve.?Your branding and reputation involve creating the right idea in every business element. The proper training, such as in diversity, safeguarding or accessibility, can boost your image with customers and the wider public.

9. Your employees will thank you for it.?If staff are adequately trained, they can meet deadlines, increase productivity, and work better. They will also be grateful for the opportunities training brings them and more likely to stay loyal to your firm.

10. There will be less risk to your firm.?Training your staff in certain areas, such as sexual harassment or confidentiality, will decrease the associated risks to your firm.

It seems that training your staff – and training them well – really is a win-win situation. What are you waiting for?